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William Gilchrist 1896–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1896

Birth Location: Dunedin, , , New Zealand

Death Date: 9 Sep 1967

Death Location: Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Father: James Gilchrist

Mother: Mary Cullinan

Spouse(s): Mavis Boardman

Children(s): James Gilchrist, Margaret (Anderson), Betty (Carroll)

William Gilchrist was born in 1896 in Dunedin, , , New Zealand, the child of James Gilchrist And Mary Cullinan. William Gilchrist married Mavis Gilchrist Boardman, and had children including Betty Gilchrist Carroll, James William Gilchrist, Margaret Betty May Gilchrist Anderson. William Gilchrist passed away in 1967 in Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Gilchrist was born in 1896 in Dunedin, , , New Zealand, the child of James Gilchrist And Mary Cullinan.
  • William Gilchrist married Mavis Gilchrist Boardman, and had children including Betty Gilchrist Carroll, James William Gilchrist, Margaret Betty May Gilchrist Anderson.
  • William Gilchrist passed away in 1967 in Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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William Gilchrist's Ancestors

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William Gilchrist
1896–1967
Birth Place: Dunedin, , , New Zealand
Parents
James Gilchrist
1868–1942
Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Mary Cullinan
1869–
Dunedin, , , New Zealand
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gilchrist's Descendants

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William Gilchrist (10 Oct 1896–9 Sep 1967) m. Mavis (Gilchrist) Boardman (2 Nov 1904–5 Feb 1968)
  1. 1. James (William) Gilchrist 1922–2015
    1. 1. William (Arthur John) Gilchrist 1949–1989
  2. 2. Margaret (Betty May Gilchrist) (Anderson) 1925–2005
  3. 3. Betty (Gilchrist) (Carroll) 1928–2017

William Gilchrist's Timeline

2 Records

1896
10 Oct 1896
Birth of William Gilchrist in Dunedin, , , New Zealand
Dunedin, , , New Zealand
1967
9 Sep 1967
Age 71
Death of William Gilchrist in Otago, New Zealand
Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Dunedin, , , New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [3] New Zealand, World War i Service Records, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1967
    Event Place: Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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